From a good vintage (picked pretty late on October 15th), the dark purple colored 2012 Chinon Les Picasses has a perfectly ripe and concentrated bouquet, displaying floral aromas along with concentrated and elegant fruit aromas. Smooth, round and elegant on the palate, this is a generous, fresh and well-structured Chinon with a very intense and complex finish that is as mineral fresh as it is perfectly round and ripe. This is a great and vital Les Picasses. A grand vin with enormous aging potential. Lots of licorice on the finish. Tasted at the domain in May 2018.

This has hit a nice mature phase, with the cherry and red currant fruit turning supple and the olive and bay leaf notes losing their frankness and fading gently into the modestly structured finish. Drink now through 2020. 400 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Loire / Chinon Select to Add